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Short name

RSU

Country, city

Nigeria, Port Harcourt

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Publications

1 234

Citations

12 041

h-index

Top-3 journals

SSRN Electronic Journal (48 publications)

African Journal of Ecology (43 publications)

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition (34 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Lomé (128 publications)

University of Port Harcourt (85 publications)

University of Uyo (54 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Lomé (128 publications)

Manchester Metropolitan University (44 publications)

Center for International Forestry Research Indonesia (40 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

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Since 1983

Total publications

1234

Total citations

12041

Citations per publication

9.76

Average publications per year

28.7

Average authors per publication

6.26

h-index

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 142, 11.51% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 142 publications, 11.51%
Food Science	Food Science, 90, 7.29% Food Science 90 publications, 7.29%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 87, 7.05% General Medicine 87 publications, 7.05%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 83, 6.73% Animal Science and Zoology 83 publications, 6.73%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 57, 4.62% Agronomy and Crop Science 57 publications, 4.62%
Ecology	Ecology, 54, 4.38% Ecology 54 publications, 4.38%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 54, 4.38% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 54 publications, 4.38%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 52, 4.21% Nature and Landscape Conservation 52 publications, 4.21%
Building and Construction	Building and Construction, 48, 3.89% Building and Construction 48 publications, 3.89%
Pollution	Pollution, 43, 3.48% Pollution 43 publications, 3.48%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 42, 3.4% Mechanical Engineering 42 publications, 3.4%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 38, 3.08% General Environmental Science 38 publications, 3.08%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 36, 2.92% Environmental Chemistry 36 publications, 2.92%
Chemistry (miscellaneous)	Chemistry (miscellaneous), 35, 2.84% Chemistry (miscellaneous) 35 publications, 2.84%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 34, 2.76% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 34 publications, 2.76%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 32, 2.59% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 32 publications, 2.59%
General Energy	General Energy, 29, 2.35% General Energy 29 publications, 2.35%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 26, 2.11% Biotechnology 26 publications, 2.11%
Education	Education, 25, 2.03% Education 25 publications, 2.03%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 23, 1.86% Plant Science 23 publications, 1.86%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 23, 1.86% Environmental Engineering 23 publications, 1.86%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 23, 1.86% Water Science and Technology 23 publications, 1.86%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 23, 1.86% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 23 publications, 1.86%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 20, 1.62% General Chemistry 20 publications, 1.62%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 20, 1.62% General Chemical Engineering 20 publications, 1.62%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 20, 1.62% Multidisciplinary 20 publications, 1.62%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 20, 1.62% General Engineering 20 publications, 1.62%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 20, 1.62% Civil and Structural Engineering 20 publications, 1.62%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 19, 1.54% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 19 publications, 1.54%
Ecological Modeling	Ecological Modeling, 18, 1.46% Ecological Modeling 18 publications, 1.46%
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Journals

	5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 48, 3.89% SSRN Electronic Journal 48 publications, 3.89%
African Journal of Ecology	African Journal of Ecology, 43, 3.48% African Journal of Ecology 43 publications, 3.48%
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition	Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 34, 2.76% Plant Foods for Human Nutrition 34 publications, 2.76%
Applied Energy	Applied Energy, 27, 2.19% Applied Energy 27 publications, 2.19%
Diversity	Diversity, 14, 1.13% Diversity 14 publications, 1.13%
Amphibia - Reptilia	Amphibia - Reptilia, 11, 0.89% Amphibia - Reptilia 11 publications, 0.89%
Agroforestry Systems	Agroforestry Systems, 11, 0.89% Agroforestry Systems 11 publications, 0.89%
European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences	European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, 11, 0.89% European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences 11 publications, 0.89%
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 10, 0.81% Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 10 publications, 0.81%
Food Chemistry	Food Chemistry, 10, 0.81% Food Chemistry 10 publications, 0.81%
International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology	International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology, 10, 0.81% International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10 publications, 0.81%
Ecological Research	Ecological Research, 9, 0.73% Ecological Research 9 publications, 0.73%
Acta Oecologica	Acta Oecologica, 9, 0.73% Acta Oecologica 9 publications, 0.73%
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment	Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 8, 0.65% Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 8 publications, 0.65%
Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry	Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, 8, 0.65% Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 8 publications, 0.65%
Studies in Educational Evaluation	Studies in Educational Evaluation, 8, 0.65% Studies in Educational Evaluation 8 publications, 0.65%
Management of Environmental Quality	Management of Environmental Quality, 7, 0.57% Management of Environmental Quality 7 publications, 0.57%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 7, 0.57% Scientific Reports 7 publications, 0.57%
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society	Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 7, 0.57% Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 7 publications, 0.57%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 7, 0.57% Heliyon 7 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Applied Animal Research	Journal of Applied Animal Research, 7, 0.57% Journal of Applied Animal Research 7 publications, 0.57%
International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation	International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 6, 0.49% International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation 6 publications, 0.49%
Biodiversity and Conservation	Biodiversity and Conservation, 6, 0.49% Biodiversity and Conservation 6 publications, 0.49%
Web Ecology	Web Ecology, 6, 0.49% Web Ecology 6 publications, 0.49%
Astrophysics and Space Science	Astrophysics and Space Science, 6, 0.49% Astrophysics and Space Science 6 publications, 0.49%
Dialogue and Universalism	Dialogue and Universalism, 6, 0.49% Dialogue and Universalism 6 publications, 0.49%
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology	Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 6, 0.49% Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 6 publications, 0.49%
Environmental Geology	Environmental Geology, 6, 0.49% Environmental Geology 6 publications, 0.49%
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY	AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 6, 0.49% AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 6 publications, 0.49%
Conservation	Conservation, 6, 0.49% Conservation 6 publications, 0.49%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 244, 19.77% Springer Nature 244 publications, 19.77%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 228, 18.48% Elsevier 228 publications, 18.48%
Wiley	Wiley, 126, 10.21% Wiley 126 publications, 10.21%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 110, 8.91% Taylor & Francis 110 publications, 8.91%
MDPI	MDPI, 57, 4.62% MDPI 57 publications, 4.62%
Emerald	Emerald, 50, 4.05% Emerald 50 publications, 4.05%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 46, 3.73% Academic Journals 46 publications, 3.73%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 42, 3.4% Social Science Electronic Publishing 42 publications, 3.4%
SAGE	SAGE, 34, 2.76% SAGE 34 publications, 2.76%
Brill	Brill, 22, 1.78% Brill 22 publications, 1.78%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 20, 1.62% Hindawi Limited 20 publications, 1.62%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 16, 1.3% Oxford University Press 16 publications, 1.3%
AMO Publisher	AMO Publisher, 16, 1.3% AMO Publisher 16 publications, 1.3%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 15, 1.22% Walter de Gruyter 15 publications, 1.22%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 13, 1.05% Cambridge University Press 13 publications, 1.05%
International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET)	International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET), 10, 0.81% International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET) 10 publications, 0.81%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 9, 0.73% Inderscience Publishers 9 publications, 0.73%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 9, 0.73% IGI Global 9 publications, 0.73%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 8, 0.65% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 8 publications, 0.65%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 6, 0.49% Copernicus 6 publications, 0.49%
Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences	Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 6, 0.49% Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences 6 publications, 0.49%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 5, 0.41% Trans Tech Publications 5 publications, 0.41%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 5, 0.41% Frontiers Media S.A. 5 publications, 0.41%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 5, 0.41% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 5 publications, 0.41%
Inovatus Usluge d.o.o.	Inovatus Usluge d.o.o., 5, 0.41% Inovatus Usluge d.o.o. 5 publications, 0.41%
Edinburgh University Press	Edinburgh University Press, 4, 0.32% Edinburgh University Press 4 publications, 0.32%
European Journal of Chemistry	European Journal of Chemistry, 4, 0.32% European Journal of Chemistry 4 publications, 0.32%
Kamla Raj Enterprises	Kamla Raj Enterprises, 4, 0.32% Kamla Raj Enterprises 4 publications, 0.32%
African Journals online	African Journals online, 3, 0.24% African Journals online 3 publications, 0.24%
Folium Publishing Company	Folium Publishing Company, 3, 0.24% Folium Publishing Company 3 publications, 0.24%
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With other organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140
University of Lomé	University of Lomé, 128, 10.37% University of Lomé 128 publications, 10.37%
University of Port Harcourt	University of Port Harcourt, 85, 6.89% University of Port Harcourt 85 publications, 6.89%
University of Uyo	University of Uyo, 54, 4.38% University of Uyo 54 publications, 4.38%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 53, 4.29% University of Ibadan 53 publications, 4.29%
Manchester Metropolitan University	Manchester Metropolitan University, 44, 3.57% Manchester Metropolitan University 44 publications, 3.57%
Center for International Forestry Research Indonesia	Center for International Forestry Research Indonesia, 40, 3.24% Center for International Forestry Research Indonesia 40 publications, 3.24%
University of Nigeria	University of Nigeria, 32, 2.59% University of Nigeria 32 publications, 2.59%
Niger Delta University	Niger Delta University, 31, 2.51% Niger Delta University 31 publications, 2.51%
Delta State University	Delta State University, 30, 2.43% Delta State University 30 publications, 2.43%
University of Calabar	University of Calabar, 28, 2.27% University of Calabar 28 publications, 2.27%
Cranfield University	Cranfield University, 26, 2.11% Cranfield University 26 publications, 2.11%
University of Benin	University of Benin, 24, 1.94% University of Benin 24 publications, 1.94%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 23, 1.86% Makerere University 23 publications, 1.86%
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital	University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, 22, 1.78% University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital 22 publications, 1.78%
Lagos State University	Lagos State University, 22, 1.78% Lagos State University 22 publications, 1.78%
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo	Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 20, 1.62% Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo 20 publications, 1.62%
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike	Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, 19, 1.54% Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike 19 publications, 1.54%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University	Nnamdi Azikiwe University, 18, 1.46% Nnamdi Azikiwe University 18 publications, 1.46%
Federal University of Technology Owerri	Federal University of Technology Owerri, 18, 1.46% Federal University of Technology Owerri 18 publications, 1.46%
Roma Tre University	Roma Tre University, 17, 1.38% Roma Tre University 17 publications, 1.38%
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture	Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, 17, 1.38% Michael Okpara University of Agriculture 17 publications, 1.38%
University of Juba	University of Juba, 16, 1.3% University of Juba 16 publications, 1.3%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital	Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, 15, 1.22% Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital 15 publications, 1.22%
University College Hospital, Ibadan	University College Hospital, Ibadan, 14, 1.13% University College Hospital, Ibadan 14 publications, 1.13%
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital	University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, 14, 1.13% University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital 14 publications, 1.13%
Abia State University	Abia State University, 14, 1.13% Abia State University 14 publications, 1.13%
University of Calabria	University of Calabria, 13, 1.05% University of Calabria 13 publications, 1.05%
University of Lagos	University of Lagos, 13, 1.05% University of Lagos 13 publications, 1.05%
University of Maiduguri	University of Maiduguri, 13, 1.05% University of Maiduguri 13 publications, 1.05%
University of Ilorin	University of Ilorin, 11, 0.89% University of Ilorin 11 publications, 0.89%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140
University of Lomé	University of Lomé, 128, 10.37% University of Lomé 128 publications, 10.37%
Manchester Metropolitan University	Manchester Metropolitan University, 44, 3.57% Manchester Metropolitan University 44 publications, 3.57%
Center for International Forestry Research Indonesia	Center for International Forestry Research Indonesia, 40, 3.24% Center for International Forestry Research Indonesia 40 publications, 3.24%
Cranfield University	Cranfield University, 26, 2.11% Cranfield University 26 publications, 2.11%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 23, 1.86% Makerere University 23 publications, 1.86%
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo	Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 20, 1.62% Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo 20 publications, 1.62%
Roma Tre University	Roma Tre University, 17, 1.38% Roma Tre University 17 publications, 1.38%
University of Juba	University of Juba, 16, 1.3% University of Juba 16 publications, 1.3%
University of Calabria	University of Calabria, 13, 1.05% University of Calabria 13 publications, 1.05%
Macquarie University	Macquarie University, 9, 0.73% Macquarie University 9 publications, 0.73%
University of Leicester	University of Leicester, 9, 0.73% University of Leicester 9 publications, 0.73%
Memorial University of Newfoundland	Memorial University of Newfoundland, 9, 0.73% Memorial University of Newfoundland 9 publications, 0.73%
University of Canberra	University of Canberra, 8, 0.65% University of Canberra 8 publications, 0.65%
Prince of Songkla University	Prince of Songkla University, 8, 0.65% Prince of Songkla University 8 publications, 0.65%
Vietnam National University of Forestry	Vietnam National University of Forestry, 7, 0.57% Vietnam National University of Forestry 7 publications, 0.57%
North-West University	North-West University, 7, 0.57% North-West University 7 publications, 0.57%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 7, 0.57% University of São Paulo 7 publications, 0.57%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 6, 0.49% Imperial College London 6 publications, 0.49%
University of Tasmania	University of Tasmania, 6, 0.49% University of Tasmania 6 publications, 0.49%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 6, 0.49% Harvard University 6 publications, 0.49%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 6, 0.49% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 6 publications, 0.49%
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny	Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, 6, 0.49% Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny 6 publications, 0.49%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 5, 0.41% King Saud University 5 publications, 0.41%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 5, 0.41% Sapienza University of Rome 5 publications, 0.41%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 5, 0.41% University of Nottingham 5 publications, 0.41%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 5, 0.41% University of Birmingham 5 publications, 0.41%
Australian Maritime College	Australian Maritime College, 5, 0.41% Australian Maritime College 5 publications, 0.41%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 5, 0.41% University of Johannesburg 5 publications, 0.41%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 5, 0.41% University of the Free State 5 publications, 0.41%
University of Aberdeen	University of Aberdeen, 5, 0.41% University of Aberdeen 5 publications, 0.41%
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With other countries

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Italy	Italy, 204, 16.53% Italy 204 publications, 16.53%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 166, 13.45% United Kingdom 166 publications, 13.45%
Togo	Togo, 116, 9.4% Togo 116 publications, 9.4%
USA	USA, 61, 4.94% USA 61 publications, 4.94%
Indonesia	Indonesia, 40, 3.24% Indonesia 40 publications, 3.24%
Australia	Australia, 30, 2.43% Australia 30 publications, 2.43%
South Africa	South Africa, 25, 2.03% South Africa 25 publications, 2.03%
Uganda	Uganda, 24, 1.94% Uganda 24 publications, 1.94%
Canada	Canada, 22, 1.78% Canada 22 publications, 1.78%
France	France, 20, 1.62% France 20 publications, 1.62%
Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso, 18, 1.46% Burkina Faso 18 publications, 1.46%
India	India, 17, 1.38% India 17 publications, 1.38%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 16, 1.3% Malaysia 16 publications, 1.3%
Germany	Germany, 14, 1.13% Germany 14 publications, 1.13%
Vietnam	Vietnam, 14, 1.13% Vietnam 14 publications, 1.13%
South Sudan	South Sudan, 14, 1.13% South Sudan 14 publications, 1.13%
Ghana	Ghana, 12, 0.97% Ghana 12 publications, 0.97%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 12, 0.97% Cameroon 12 publications, 0.97%
China	China, 11, 0.89% China 11 publications, 0.89%
Kenya	Kenya, 11, 0.89% Kenya 11 publications, 0.89%
Spain	Spain, 10, 0.81% Spain 10 publications, 0.81%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 10, 0.81% Saudi Arabia 10 publications, 0.81%
Russia	Russia, 9, 0.73% Russia 9 publications, 0.73%
Brazil	Brazil, 9, 0.73% Brazil 9 publications, 0.73%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 9, 0.73% New Zealand 9 publications, 0.73%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 8, 0.65% Switzerland 8 publications, 0.65%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 8, 0.65% Ethiopia 8 publications, 0.65%
Belgium	Belgium, 7, 0.57% Belgium 7 publications, 0.57%
Côte d'Ivoire	Côte d'Ivoire, 7, 0.57% Côte d'Ivoire 7 publications, 0.57%
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Publications published earlier than 1983 are ignored in the statistics.
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